(PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health in Bicol (DOH-5) continues to encourage unvaccinated individuals, particularly those aged 5 to 17 years old and those eligible for boosters to get inoculated as it extended the 4th National Vaccination Days until Friday. During a media briefing on Monday, Dr. Monrey Isaiah Mancilla, DOH-5 vaccination program coordinator, also reminded the public not to be complacent against coronavirus disease (Covid-19). "Hindi pa natin 'to nakikita sa Pilipinas yung panibagong surge pero maaari itong mangyari. So, paano natin 'to mapi-prevent, magpabakuna na po, magpa-booster na po habang mayroon pa tayong pagkakataon na makapagpabakuna at makapagpa-booster (We have not yet seen another surge in the Philippine but it is possible to happen again. So, how can we avoid this, [by] getting vaccinated [and] boosted while we still have a chance to get vaccinated and boosted)," Mancilla said. He also highlighted the importance of boos
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President Biden’s Labor Secretary, Marty Walsh, was recently quoted as saying “in a lot of cases, gig workers should be classified as employees.” Not only did Secretary Walsh’s statement cause many gig companies’ stocks to dip, his words stoked speculation that the federal government, as well as many states, will push even harder to require gig companies to classify their workers as employees.
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